McAuley, Manitoba
McAuley | |
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McAuley Location of McAuley in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 50°15′44″N 101°23′19″W / 50.26222°N 101.38861°WCoordinates: 50°15′44″N 101°23′19″W / 50.26222°N 101.38861°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Westman Region |
Census Division | No. 15 |
Government | |
• Governing Body | Rural Municipality of Archie Council |
• MP | Robert Sopuck |
• MLA | Vacant |
Time zone | CST (UTC−6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
Postal Code | R0M 1H0 |
Area code(s) | 204 |
NTS Map | 062K06 |
GNBC Code | GAQNJ |
McAuley is a community northwest of Virden, Manitoba located in the Rural Municipality of Archie.
The community was named after George W. McAuley who was the townsite owner. It was a railway point for the Canadian Pacific railway. The post office was named Rutherglen until 1906, referencing a location in Scotland from where some of the settlers had emigrated.
References
Geographic Names of Manitoba - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
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